Consumer Advisory Committee
Planning for Agency with Choice is underway. Your experiences, observations, insights and opinions are valued by ODHS in creating the best possible program.
To support our planning efforts, ODHS is creating a Consumer Advisory Committee on Agency with Choice to help guide the creation of the program. This committee will include individuals who currently receive or have received Medicaid in-home services. When established, the committee will meet virtually every month.
The deadline to apply to join the committee has passed. To learn more about the committee or if you have other questions, send an email to
awc.info@odhsoha.oregon.gov.
Background
House Bill 4129, passed during the 2024 Legislative Session, established the Agency with Choice provider type for older adults and people with physical disabilities or for people who have a behavioral health need. This new provider type will be available to all individuals who receive in-home services. Agency with Choice will:
- Increase choice for a person receiving services; and
- Offer workers a new option that allows a consumer to direct their own care.
Agency with Choice is expected to launch in 2026.
Individuals would choose to be consumer employers, use an in-home care agency or an Agency with Choice.
More information about Agency with Choice will be provided soon.